Education
Ph.D. Criminology, Law, & Society, University of Florida, 2015
M.A. Criminology, Law, & Society, University of Florida, 2011
B.S. Justice Systems, Truman State University, 2009
About Dr. Cooper
Danielle T. Cooper, Ph.D., CPP is a Professor of Criminal Justice and the Director of Research at the Tow Youth Justice Institute at the University of New Haven. She additionally serves as the Chair of the Criminal Justice Undergraduate Committee and Co-Chair of the IDEA Council.
Dr. Cooper received her B.S. in Justice Systems (with a minor in Business Administration) in 2009, her M.A. in Criminology from the University of Florida in 2011, and her Ph.D. in Criminology (with a minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits) from the University of Florida in 2015. She is also a Certified Prevention Professional (certified in FL and CT) who works with nonprofits and community organizations as a prevention trainer and evaluation consultant.
Research Interests
- Criminological Theory
- Substance Abuse & Delinquency Prevention
- Youths and Young Adults
- Sex Offending/Sexual Deviance
Recently Published Peer Reviewed Articles
Garrett, D.*, Tosto, S. A.*, and Cooper, D. T. (2024, Forthcoming). Connecticut’s Juvenile Review Boards: A Piece of The Puzzle in Restorative Front-End Diversion Efforts. Criminal Justice Review.
Bailey, D.J.S., Klein, J.L., Cooper, D. T., and Sample, L. (2023). Contextualizing the effects of Sexual Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) policies on employment and economic status of persons convicted of sexual offenses. Journal of Crime and Criminal Behavior, 3(1), 1-18.
Yasuhara, K., Morreale, K.*, Talley, D.*, Cooper, D. T., Hoy‐Watkins, M., & Coker, K. L. (2022). Psychiatric disorders among employment requiring firearms. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 41(1), 19-29.
Klein, J.L., Bailey, D.J.S., and Cooper, D. T. (2020). Moral panics and the Community Attitudes toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) Scale: Does the perpetual panic over sex offenders predict participant attitudes toward this group? Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society, 21(3), 69-86.
Klein, J.L. and Cooper, D. T. (2019). “Punitive attitudes toward sex offenders: Do moral panics cause community members to be more punitive?” Criminal Justice Policy Review, 30(6), 948-968. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403418767251.
Klein, J.L. and Cooper, D. T. (2018). “Deviant cyber-sexual activities in young adults: exploring prevalence and predictions using in-person sexual activities and social learning theory.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(2), 619-630. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1251-2.
Cooper, D. T. and Klein, J.L. (2018). Examining college students’ differential deviance: A partial test of social structure-social learning theory. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 28(5), 602-622. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2018.1443868.
Klein, J.L. and Cooper, D. T. (Forthcoming, 2018). "Young Adults’ Deviant Cyber-Sexual Activities: Exploring Prevalence and Predictions Using In-Person Sexual Activities and Social Learning Theory." Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Cooper, D. T. and Klein, J.L. (2017). "College Students’ Online Pornography Use: Contrasting General and Specific Structural Variables with Social Learning Variables". American Journal of Criminal Justice. Retrieved from http://rdcu.be/zyIH.
Klein, J.L. and Cooper, D. T. (2017). "Do perceptions of statutory rape vary based on offender and victim pairings? Testing the effects of race and gender". Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 13(1), 33-50. Retrieved from http://dev.cjcenter.org/_files/apcj/APCJ%20SPRING%202017-klein.pdf_1495141894.pdf.
Klein, J.L. and Cooper, D. T. (2016). "Trial by Error: A Content Analysis of the Media Coverage Surrounding the Jerry Sandusky Trial". Justice Policy Journal, 13(1). Retrieved from http://www.cjcj.org/uploads/cjcj/documents/jpj_trial_by_error.pdf.
Tolson, D. and Klein, J.L. (2015). “Stifling Social Capital: How Community Notification Alienates Registered Sex Offenders”. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2014.966221.
Klein, J.L. and Tolson, D. (2015). “Wrangling Rumors of Corruption: Institutional Neutralization of the Jerry Sandusky Scandal at PSU.” Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2014.983258.
Recent National Conference Presentations
*Indicates Undergraduate or Graduate Student Co-Author.
Cooper, D. T. (2023). Mindful Notetaking to Empower You in Love, Play and Work. Poster presented at the Faculty Women of Color 12th Annual Conference, Arlington, VA.
Korotchenko, S., Gentle-Genitty, C., Travis Jr., R., Marshall, I., Nason, E., Choiu, M., Cooper, D. T., Coker, K., Neilson, M.*, and Jones, K.* (2023). Can Social Support Mitigate the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neighborhood Context on Delinquency? Paper presented at the 49th American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Grants
Cooper, D. T. (2015) Black Young Adults' Deferential & Defiant.Decision-Making during Traffic Stops.